homework:

WEBSITES THAT ARE GREAT FOR PRACTICING OUR SKILLS!

I have found that if I "Google" what I'm looking for eg, Basic Facts, decimals, spelling activities or reading activities,a range of great sites are readily available. However, here are some sites that are tried and tested.

BRAIN TRAINING ACTIVITIES.

Brain Training

SmartKit

INTERNET SAFETY

A very good site that all families should have a look at. Helpful tips to keep kids safe on the internet.
http://www.google.co.nz/familysafety/tools.html

KEYBOARD SKILLS

http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/keyboarding_games.html

MATHS SITES

http://manicmathmadness.blogspot.com/

http://www.tutpup.com - a great site for all maths areas - free

http://www.bbcskillswise.com
http://www.gamequarium.com
http://www.murderousmaths.co.uk - A lot of books for sale on this one, but there are some useful links as well.
http://www.nzmaths.co.nz - a fantastic Ministry website for teacher, students and parents.
http://www.timezattack.com- A very cool basic facts site with amazing graphics.
http://www.mathplayground.com/mathvideos.html - A REALLY EXCELLENT site for all areas of Maths.
http://smartkiddies.com - This site is truly great. You can set your child activities to monitor them, or they can work on the default course, and its FREE!
http://www.fun4thebrain.com/index.htm - -Lots of cool games to help with all areas of maths and some Literacy activities. Also good for younger students.
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/Mathmagician/cathymath.html - A timed site great for basic facts.
http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/dictionary.html - This is by the teacher who set up Rainforestmaths, excellent.

LITERACY

http://phrays.com/ A great site for developing vocabulary.
http://www.spellingcity.com/
http://www.bbcskillswise.co.uk - Great site for all aspects of tricky spelling activities.
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/literacy.html - Heaps of activities here.
http://dictionary.reference.com/
http://www.vocabulary.co.il/
http://digitalbooktalk.com/ - A website that gives you a digital trailer about books so you can decide if you would like to read it. Great for those who have trouble choosing a book.
http://youtellyou.com
http://www.scholastic.com/kids/stacks/ a great site for interactive activities based around books.

TOPIC

http://www.vubx.com/category/green-life - A good site for ideas to do with our sustainable buildings.
Google Search Tricks on Prezi

WEB 2.0 TOOLS

http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/ - A fantastic site to explore for a HUGE range of tools to use.
http://perkupprojects.wikispaces.com/
http://jaycut.com - An easy to use site for making & editing movies. Also easy to upload yo your wiki.
http://bookr.com
http://proproff.com
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